The Godfather of Basketball

After finishing the championship speech, Tang Tian went back to the coach's office.

For him who is also the general manager, the moment the season ends, the new season has already begun.

Although the contract extension has not yet been signed, but if it is determined to stay on the team, the work for the new season can be carried out ahead of schedule.

It's like Oladipo sent his trainer "when will we start training" after the game after the Pacers were eliminated by the Cavaliers in the previous life in 18 years. Tang Tian's success, in addition to his talent, his professional attitude is also great. on the one hand.

Among the 15 players on the Cavaliers' roster last season, the contracts of Jeremy Lin, Carter, Artest, Varejao, and Robin Lopez have all expired. Actually only 10 people.

Point guard: Paul, Isaiah Thomas

Shooting Guard: Green

Small forwards: Butler, Battier, Parsons

Power Forward: Markieff Morris

Center: Yao Ming, Whiteside

Among these 10 people, Paul and Green have only the last year left in their contracts.

It's definitely been a challenging summer as a general manager.

Whoever goes and who stays, and whether to renew the contract in advance, are all worth considering.

Tang Tian picked up a pen and calculated the players' current salaries.

Paul (16.36 million) + Yao Ming (18.96 million) + Battier (3 million) + Morris (2.06 million) + Green (1.33 million) + Parsons (1.43 million) + Whiteside (1.51 million) + Bart Le (1.13 million) = 45.78 million.

The league issued a new labor agreement last year, in which the salary cap for the next ten years is estimated. Although the actual salary cap will deviate from the estimate, it is of great reference value.

In that agreement, the salary cap for the 2012-2013 season was the same as last season, at 58.04 million.

In other words, because the previous lineup has already exceeded the luxury tax by a lot, Carter's big contract expires, which does not actually free up much salary space for the Cavaliers. On the contrary, the contract they can offer in the market has a starting salary of 5804- 4587=12.17 million.

At this price, it is unrealistic to sign an All-Star in the free agent market. This summer is definitely full of challenges for the Cavaliers' management team.

Considering that the threshold of the luxury tax is 70.3 million, that is to say, if the Cavaliers do not want to exceed the luxury tax in the new season, they only have 70.30-5804=12.26 million in space to renew the five players whose contracts have expired.

Tang Tian began to plan ahead on straw paper.

Among the five free agents, Jeremy Lin played Lin Crazy in the second half of last season, and it is expected that it will be difficult to stay; Artest is old and slow, but last season's finals proved that he is still indispensable for the Cavaliers , considering his 33-year-old age, a 3-year 10 million, third-year non-guaranteed contract is more appropriate; as for Varejao and Robin Lopez, last season's playoffs did not play much role, you can see the specifics Circumstances to choose to go or stay.

Finally, the most important thing is Carter. After playing such an outstanding half season and playoffs, and won the FMVP, I don’t know how much the offer from other teams will be. After all, he is also 35 years old. , a 3-year 24 million, or 2-year 18 million, can be considered.

There is a special situation here is Green, although it is a four-year contract, but because it is a second-round pick, if the contract is not renewed in advance, he will become a completely free agent next summer, so this must also be taken into consideration. The specific value is not yet known, and it will be known only after the two parties negotiate.

In terms of the draft, the Cavaliers have 2 first rounds, one is the No. 25 pick of the Suns, the other is the No. 26 pick of the Pacers, and there is a second round with the 59th pick. This pick is of little value.

2 first rounds, which was definitely a big show for Tang Tian in previous years, but there are too few rookies who can use them at the end of the first round in 2012.

In the second round, Jae Crowder was selected with the 34th overall pick in the previous life, Draymond Green was selected with the 35th overall pick, Chris Middleton was selected with the 39th overall pick, Will Barton was selected with the 40th overall pick, and Darius Miller, who was selected with the 49th overall pick, and Kyle O'Quinn, who was selected with the 49th overall pick, these players are more valuable.

As basketball is getting faster and more small balls are developing, it is absolutely not wrong to hoard strikers, so it can basically be settled.

25th pick: Draymond Green;

26th pick: Jae Crowder/Will Barton/Khris Middleton;

Green is a future All-Star, a center of the Warriors' death five. He has good low-post defense and coping skills, and he also has a three-pointer.

Claude has a tough playing style, is good at confrontation and fierce teammates, and can also swing in the third and fourth positions, that is, his combat power is stronger than Green. Button is a swinging forward and needs time to grow. Middleton

After thinking for a long time, Tang Tian still removed Claude and Button.

It is an inevitable trend for the Cavaliers to recruit a powerful power forward in the summer. If Crowder is selected again, the striker will be overcrowded. As for Button and Middleton, the latter is obviously more powerful and is what the Cavaliers need. .

Considering the status of the Cavaliers as the public enemy of the league, it is not easy to trade the picks in the first half of the second round, but it should be possible in the second half of the second round.

At that time, use the No. 59 pick to add some cash, trade to around the 45th pick, and ensure that O'Quinn is selected to supplement the insider.

O'Quinn is 2.08 meters tall and weighs 113 kilograms. He is a standard power forward/center swingman and is a perfect complement to the Cavaliers.

After such a rough analysis, the Cavaliers' new season actually has a prototype.

Point guard: Paul, Isaiah Thomas, (a third point guard with a veteran minimum salary)

Shooting guard: Green, Carter

Small forwards: Jimmy Butler, Chandler Parsons, Shane Battier, Khris Middleton, Draymond Green

Power Forward: (a strong power forward), Markieff Morris, Artest

Centers: Yao Ming, Whiteside, Kyle O'Quinn

Well, there are 16 players on this list, and the striker can consider trading Morris or Parsons.

The point guard is the best thing to find, and the most indispensable thing in this league is a veteran point guard.

The real key is the power forward, with a starting salary of 12.27 million. Considering the future salary structure, the number of years cannot be extended too long, which is really not so easy to find.

After thinking about it, Tang Tian called Jones and asked him to bring in the list of free agents in the market.

Jones knocked on the door and came in. His expression was not very good, and he didn't know what was wrong.

Tang Tian didn't care either, after all, he was the general manager, not the nanny.

Leave the list and signal Jones to sit down first.

"This is my preliminary plan for the new season, take a look first."

When Tang Tian picked up the list of free agents, he also gave Jones the plan he had written most of.

Going down the list, Tang Tian's train of thought gradually became clear, and there were a few names that were particularly attractive.

Ilyasova: The rookie contract expired. Last season, he had 13 points and 8 rebounds. He has excellent talent, but because he is in a small team like the Bucks, his value will not be too high. He recalled that Ilyasova was a rookie in his previous life. After the season, the Cavaliers can definitely afford an annual salary of about 8 million. It's just a question of whether experience and defense can adapt to the playoffs.

Dior: Compared with Ilyasova, Dior has to win in terms of ability, experience, and defense, and he is 30 years old. He is suitable for starting, and the contract value is not too big. This is more suitable than Ilyasova .

After these two people, a name attracted him even more.

Kevin Garnett.

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